Long Term Care Nursing Director
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Median pay for Long Term Care Nursing Directors in the United States comes out to approximately $76K per year, but employers in Honolulu pay the most, the average compensation in that city is around $108K. Long Term Care Nursing Directors will also find cushy salaries in Austin (+29 percent), Houston (+23 percent), Fort Worth (+21 percent), and Seattle (+15 percent). The figures in this rundown are based on the results of PayScale's salary questionnaire.

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Job Description for Long Term Care Nursing Director

Long term care nursing directors are generally employed by nursing homes and larger facilities, such as CCRCs (continuing care retirement communities). In many cases, the long term care nursing director is second-in-command to the facility administrator, and, as such, assumes all of the administrator's duties in the event of their absence. They also are responsible for interviewing potential new hires, conducting performance reviews for existing staff, and overseeing in-service training for the staff under their leadership. Staff development, goal-setting, and ensuring compliance with all state and local regulations also falls under their purview.

In addition to serving as the team leader for the professionals employed by their facility, they are also responsible for administrative tasks such as creating and following budgets for their facility or department and ensuring adequate supplies are purchased and stocked. The duties and level of resident interaction involved in the long term care nursing director’s job varies with the size and type of facility in which they work. For example, in smaller facilities, they may have direct contact with residents and their families, while in larger facilities, they generally have only passing contact with residents.

Long term care nursing directors are generally required to hold a bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as nursing or health care administration, and may also need to be a licensed RN (registered nurse). Previous experience with geriatric populations is highly preferred, as is previous management or supervisory experience.

Long Term Care Nursing Director Tasks

Maintain relationships with patients and families.

Oversee inventory, order processing and distribution of products and services.

Directs the clinical and administrative staff in quality and consistent patient care.

Oversee staff operations, business planning and budget development.

Ensure services are in compliance with professional boarding home standards, state and federal regulatory requirements.

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Popular Employer Salaries for Long Term Care Nursing Director

Consulate Health Care offers the highest compensation with a median salary of $83K.

Golden LivingCenters offers the lowest pay in the field with a median salary of just $74K. There's also little variation in pay at the company, with pay ranging from $62K to $97K.

Popular Skills for Long Term Care Nursing Director

This chart shows the most popular skills for this job and what effect each skill has on pay.

Long Term Care Nursing Directors note just a narrow range of job skills. Most notably, skills in Operations Management, Wound Care, Geriatrics, and Long Term Care are correlated to pay that is above average. Those proficient in Geriatrics are, more often than not, also skilled in Operations Management.

Pay by Experience Level for Long Term Care Nursing Director

Median of all compensation (including tips, bonus, and overtime) by years of experience.

Experience does not seem to be a strong driver of pay increase in this role. Salaries for the relatively untried average out to around $71K, but survey participants with five to 10 years of experience earn a significantly higher median of $75K. Long Term Care Nursing Directors who work for 10 to 20 years in their occupation tend to earn about $79K. Long Term Care Nursing Directors with more than 20 years of experience report incomes that are only modestly higher; the median for these old hands hovers around $81K.

Long Term Care Nursing Director Reviews

What is it like working as a Long Term Care Nursing Director?

Long Term Care Nursing Director in Erie:

"Being in charge of other's lives."

Pros: I enjoy the connection I make with our residents, families, staff and peers. I enjoy being responsible for coming up with solutions to concerns, and including my team of staff to assist in those solutions.
I hold my expectations very high, and enjoy watching my team develop into self motivated, self initiating nursing staff.

Cons: The position of Director of Nursing can be challenging and overwhelming at times, to the point that I feel I do not know where to start with all the facets of my position I am responsible for. I particularly do not enjoy dealing with a nursing schedule.